Daily living component activity 6 descriptor E (4 points)
Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body.
Who it’s most likely to apply to
Daily living component activity 6 descriptor’s most likely to apply to an individual who has needs relating to physical and/or cognitive conditions.
Who it may apply to
Daily living component activity 6 descriptor E may apply to individuals who:
- are unable to dress or undress their upper body, even with the use of aids or appliances and
- who require the physical assistance of another person to complete the activity
Consider aids
You should consider aids that the individual could reasonably be expected to use, regardless of whether they do use them, before this descriptor is chosen.
Example: an individual with global developmental delay, who satisfies daily living component activity 6 descriptor E
Tamara’s 19 and has global developmental delay.
Her ADP application form has been completed by her father. He has also sent a letter from their GP which shows that Tamara has difficulties with all aspects of her daily life, and the GP explains that she has an IQ similar to that of a 4- or 5-year-old.
Application form
In her application, her father explains that she is unable to choose her own clothes and cannot put any of her clothes on by herself because she doesn’t have any co-ordination in her hands to fasten things, nor does she understand the sequence of how to put clothes on.
He explains that to get her dressed he says, ‘stand like a star’ and she’ll follow this instruction to put her arms out, or ‘stand like a tree’ to put her arms above her head.
As Tamara has a condition that affects her cognitive abilities, although she can follow instructions, these are very simple. Prompting to follow instructions would not be enough assistance to help her to get dressed.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Tamara satisfies daily living component activity 6 descriptor E because she requires assistance from someone else to dress her upper and lower body, but she’s able to participate in the activity.